Railroad-tie.



\ F. LANDRETH. RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1915.

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Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

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FRED Lannn'n'rmor A-BGOLA, mitators.

RAILROAD-TiE.

Application filed May ?15, 191 5.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, FRED LANDBETH, :a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Arcola, in the county of Douglas and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Railroad Ties, of which the following 1s a specification, reference being had therein companylng drawlng. I This invention relates to railroad t es and to the acrail fasteners and, has for its object th'e'production of a simple and efficient means carj ried by a railroad tie for facilitating the,

holding of a rail firmly in engagement therewith. I

Another object of this invention .is the-production of a simple and efiicient means for facilitating the gripping of a rail in a cor-1 venient manner upon either side of arailroad tie and holding the rail in a firmly seated position upon the tie.

With these and other objects in View this invention consists vof certain novel combinations, constructions, and arrangements ,of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a top plan View of a railroad tie showing the manner in which the rails are held in engagement therewith. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a railroad tie, the rails being shown in transverse section. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of a railroad tie, showing the manner in which the tie fasteners engage the rail. Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detailed perspective of one end of a railroad tie, showing the rail plate passing therethrough. Fig. 7 is a detailed perspective of one of the rail fastening members. Fig. 8 is a detailed perspective of one of the spacing members of the rail engaging members. Fig. 9 is a detailed perspective of one of the nuts used in connection with the present invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals it will be seen that 1 designates the railroad tie which is provided upon the bottom face thereof with a plurality of notches 2, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings. The railroad tie 1 is provided upon the top face thereof with pockets 3, which pockets receive the rail supporting plate 4. This rail supporting plate 4 is provided with laterally extending ears 5 upon 1 Specification of LettersPatentb Patent'edJan. 4;, 1916. Serial 'No. 28,377.

the irespective ends thereof, as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings; v

The rail 6 is adapted to fit or "be seated upon the supporting plate 4, as clearly illustrated in ig. 2 of the (drawings.

A pluralityof yoke-likerai l fasteners Tare used in connection with the present tdevice andeaohof these yoke-like-rail fasteners comprise a pair of vertically extending arms which are connected :to-fa itwistedgbridge portion 8, as cleanly illustrated :in Fig. 7.

. The vertically extending mentions of the rail fastener terminate at their ,upperien'ds in shaped rail gripping pockets or jaws 19, the

laterally projecting and substantially ;U.-

jaws or po kets 9 being provided with overhanging lips 10, as clearly illu-stra'tedin Fig. 7 of the drawings. Itsjhould'be understood ha these pac or jaws :9 are reinforced by means of the thickened portion 11 placed r f amed di ctly under. the jaws .9 as.

shown in Fig. 7. It should be understood that one ozt :th-ese yoke-like rail fasteners is adapted to fit upon each side of the rail and the vertically extending portions are adapted to lie snugly against the side face of the tie 1 as clearly shown in Fig. at, so as to permit the jaws 9 to fit snugly over the base of the rail 6, as clearly indicated in the drawings, and firmly hold the rail upon the tie 1. It should be understood that these jaws 9 fit between the side faces of the tie l and the inner edges of the projecting ears or laterally extending ends 5 of the rail supporting plate 4, as clearly shown in Fig. l of the drawings. By means of the present de ce it will be seen that this rail supporting plate will be firmly held against transverse move ment with reference to the railroad tie'l.

From the foregoing description and by carefully considering Fig. 5, it will be seen that these rail fasteners are used in pairs, the pairs of fasteners being fi mly secured and held together by means of the spacing bolt member 12 and the clamping bolt member 13. The transversely extending bridge portion 8 is adapted to-fit snugly within the notches 2 formed upon the under face of, the railroad tie and in this manner be protected and firmly held in proper position against spreading. The spacing bolt member 12 carries a sleeve 14 which is provided with a cone-shaped end 15 at each end thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 8. The bolt 12 is provided at one end with a coneshaped head 16 and a cone-shaped nut 17 is threaded upon the opposite end of the bolt 12 as shown in Fig. 5.

The clamping bolt 13 passes transversely through the vertical portions of the yoke members 7 by extending through the apertures l8 and by tightening the nut 19 upon the bolt member 13, it will be seen that the upper ends of the rail fastener will be firmly drawn together and tightly held around the face of the rail 6 as is clearly shown in Fig. 5.

It will be seen that the spacing member 14 will constitute a pivoted support and spacing member for the respective clamping or rail fastening member.

Nhat I claim is 1. A rail fastener of the class described comprising a plurality of yoke-shaped bodies, each yoke-shaped body provided with vertically extending arms, each arm provided with a substantially U-shaped pocket extending at right angles to said arm and adapted to fit over the face of a rail and firmly support the same, a spacing member spaced between the adjacent vertically extending arms of said rail fasteners, and means for drawing said vertically extending arms in firm engagement with the rail adapted to be supported thereby.

V 2. A device of the class described comprising a plurality of rail fasteners, each rail fastener comprising a pair of vertically extending arms, each vertically extending arm provided with a pocket upon the upper end thereof, spacing members between the respective vertically extending arms of the opposite yoke-shaped members, and constituting a fulcrum therefor, and means passing through the upper ends of said arms for drawing the upper ends of said arms toward each other.

3. A device of the class described comprising a plurality of rail fasteners constituting yoke-shaped body portions, each yoke-shaped body portion provided with a plurality of vertically extending ends, rail engaging means formed upon the ends of said yoke-shaped body portions, aspacing bolt passing through the opposite arms of the opposite fasteners, a sleeve carried by said spacing bolt and provided with tapering ends, said tapering ends constituting a fulcrum for said vertically extending arms, a binding bolt passing through the upper ends of the oppositely disposed arms of the opposite rail fasteners for drawing said arms toward each other near the upper ends thereof.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

FRED LANDRETH.

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